19 jobs found in Sawston

MERITUS are recruiting for a Senior Engineer to join the HWIL (Hardware in the Loop) team at a sovereign defence manufacturer as they continue growing their RF, Systems Performance and Design services. SENIOR ENGINEER (HARDWARE IN THE LOOP) - INSIDE IR35 - £55 PER HOUR - 4 DAYS A WEEK ONSITE - STEVENAGE - 6 MONTHS (VERY LIKELY TO EXTEND) - RF / SYSTEMS DESIGN - SECTOR: DEFENCE The Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) team conduct the most complete test of missiles other than a firing and are our client's Missile test track. We design complex, real-time simulations that surround real missile hardware to allow us to 'fire missiles indoors'. Responsibilities: As a HWIL engineer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining new and existing RF equipment and working with multi-disciplinary teams to combine RF, electronics engineering and software development to produce new capabilities that enable HWIL to run new simulations - Produce new RF targets for missiles to track, simulated...

We are recruiting for a talented Hardware Design Engineer to join our client's Test Equipment Hardware Design Capability team on a 6-month contract. Part of the Test Equipment Centre of Excellence (TE CofEx), this team designs, integrates, and validates innovative test system hardware solutions that support products throughout their lifecycle. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge projects, ensure technical excellence, and help drive engineering success. Role: Test Development Engineer Pay: £50 per hour Via Umbrella Location: Stevenage Contract: Monday- Friday, 37 Hours per week, 6 Months Contract IR35 Status: Inside Security Clearance: SC Required however can start on BPSS Essential Responsibilities Prepare specifications & develop designs in line with all quality and technical standards. Develop proposals for investigations & solutions, following investigation and analysis of technical issues. Carry out design appraisals to ensure all...

Role: IQA Technician Location: Sudbury, Suffolk ASAP Start Duration: 6 months + Pay Rate: £20-£23 P/hr PAYE Inside IR35 Fully site based. Description The IQA Technician will be responsible for completing inspection, control, and disposition of all incoming materials across the Sudbury manufacturing sites, completing all relevant documentation and traceability processes to applicable quality standards. The IQA Inspector ensures that incoming materials to be used by production meet all quality requirements. Job Responsibilities: Carry out inspection of incoming goods across the Sudbury sites using measurement equipment, specifications, and quality control plans (QCP's). Ensuring all incoming materials fully conform to requirements prior to assembly, completing all associated documentation/records and following GDP (Good Documentation Practices). Provide input to the process for the control and disposition of any non-conforming materials, completing tasks, documentation, and...

Composite Laminator Location: Witham, Essex Pay Rate: Negotiable (Paid via PAYE Inside IR35) Monday to Friday, 08:00-4:30 (Plus 20% uplift on night shift) Contract: 6 - 12 months, potential for extension/permanent About Us We deliver all aspects of design, engineering, testing and manufacture from a single facility. This vertical integration represents considerable supply chain benefits to our customers and a broad working environment for our teams. We are partners on ultra-premium, low-volume programmes delivering vehicle programmes for the ultra-exclusive, ultra-high-value automotive sector for automotive brands. Role Summary: We have an exciting opportunity for Carbon Laminators to join our team delivering design, engineering, and manufacturing solutions for some of the world's most exclusive and ultra-premium car programmes. If you have a passion and desire for delivering high-end products and components - intricate machining, carbon fibre mould tooling, complex jigs, and...

Lead Hardware Engineer Based in Luton 12-month contract Paying up to £70p/h (Inside IR35) Please note - Due to the nature of the work, you'll be required to already hold or be eligible to obtain a high level of UK Security Clearance Overview: Required to solve complex technical challenges involving high-speed digital design, FPGA-based architectures, signal processing, hardware integration and system qualification within a highly regulated defence environment. Responsibilities: Design and develop complex digital and mixed-signal hardware solutions for defence and aerospace applications. Define hardware architectures for FPGA, SoC and processor-based systems. Capture schematics and support PCB layout activities for high-speed, high-performance digital designs. Design and verify high-speed interfaces including DDR memory, PCIe, Ethernet and similar protocols. Integrate FPGA, processor, software and firmware components into complete system solutions. Perform design analysis,...

Principal Firmware Engineer Based in Luton 12-month contract Paying up to £85p/h (Inside IR35) Please note - Due to the nature of the work, you'll be required to already hold or be eligible to obtain a high level of UK Security Clearance Overview: As the Principal Firmware Engineer, you will work with the support of experts in their field, using world-class facilities to deliver Firmware for complex digital systems that meet challenging future customer requirements. Responsibilities: Auto-generating code using model-driven engineering using MATLAB and Simulink tools Design using tools such as Xilinx, TCL, Verilog, System Verilog, and UVM Derivation of detailed Firmware requirements and architecture from system requirements Experience required: Design tools such as Xilinx, TCL, Verilog, System Verilog, and UVM FPGA architectures such as Xilinx 7. Xilinx UltraScale; Intel (Altera) or Microsemi (Actel). Fast interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, and JESD A structured approach...

Manufacturing Engineer / NPI Process Engineer Manufacturing Engineer required for a long term contract Peterborough (initial 9-12 Months, likely to become ongoing though). £38.00  FCSA Umbrella (Role is deemed inside IR35) £28.00 paye Office Based 5 days PW in Peterborough The Manufacturing Engineer is expected to function as a specialist with respect to a specific technical phase of an increase in production significantly over the next 12-18 mths the process improvement function and which generally falls within the area of Assembly of Machinery Work assignments may be specialised in nature but may also be broad based with coordination between other staff personnel to complete a larger project. Evaluate projects to define desired results and determine logical approaches. Evaluates such NPI factors as cost, assembly, equipment, space, etc. as well as other information needed to determine requirements. Prepares feasibility studies for appropriateness and cost...

Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC) Location - Suffolk Rate - £340 per day (Inside IR35) Duration - Long Term Contract Key Responsibilities Manage and coordinate all temporary works activities in accordance with BS 5975:2019 and project procedures. Maintain and regularly review the Temporary Works Register. Coordinate with designers, site teams, and stakeholders to ensure safe and compliant temporary works solutions. Review and issue Temporary Works Design Briefs and ensure designs are adequately checked and approved. Manage the temporary works design process, including design changes and approvals. Carry out inspections and audits to ensure temporary works are installed in accordance with approved designs. Produce and manage ITPs, quality documentation, and inspection hold points. Ensure temporary works are maintained, monitored, and safely managed throughout their lifecycle. Support site teams with technical guidance, risk management, and construction...

Job Description: Paint Sprayer on Rolling Stock Vehicles Position: Paint Sprayer Location: Milton Keynes Rate: £28.54 per hour on Earlies/Afters or £32.58 per hour on Nights (Role is Inside IR35)  Hours: Earlies: 06:00-16:00 / Afters: 12:00-22:00 / Nights: 22:00-06:00 Summary: A Paint Sprayer is responsible for applying paint and other finishes to vehicles, Vehicle components, machinery, equipment, and various surfaces using spray guns. This role involves ensuring a high-quality finish, maintaining equipment, and adhering to safety protocols. Key Responsibilities: - Surface Preparation: - Cleaning, sanding, and masking surfaces prior to painting. - Ensuring surfaces are properly primed and free of defects before application. Painting and Finishing: - Mixing paints to achieve desired colours and consistencies. - Applying paint, varnish, or other finishes using spray guns or other applicators. - Achieving uniform coverage and thickness according to...

Head of Highways & Transportation £650 per day (Inside IR35) | 6-Month Contract | Hybrid Working (3 Days Office / 2 Days Home) Are you an experienced Highways and Transportation leader looking for your next interim challenge? Our local authority client is seeking an accomplished Head of Highways & Transportation to provide strategic leadership across one of London's most dynamic boroughs. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the delivery of a safe, efficient and sustainable highways and transport network while shaping the future of movement, connectivity and public spaces. Key Responsibilities ·Provide strategic leadership across Highways and Transportation services. ·Lead the management and continuous improvement of the highway network, associated assets and infrastructure. ·Oversee highways asset management, client commissioning, traffic management and road safety. ·Lead transportation planning, development control, transport policy, standards and guidance....

Interim Head of Parking Services London 6-month contract (minimum) £600 - £650 per day, negotiable - Inside IR35 Are you an experienced Head of Parking Services looking for your next challenge?   Our client is an ambitious authority who are seeking an experienced Head of Parking to join them on a contract basis. This role is initially for 6 months, with a pay rate of £600 - £650 per day.   Key Responsibilities: ·You will provide strategic operational leadership of the Parking Service ensuring the delivery of a safe efficient customer focused and financially sustainable parking service to support the Council's corporate priorities, transport strategy environmental objectives and pace shaping ambitions. ·You will work with key stakeholders and partners to shape parking policy and practice, drive improvements across parking infrastructure and operations, and enhance the experience of residents, businesses and visitors while ensuring robust compliance with statutory...

Senior Programme Manager / Lead Portfolio Manager - Central London (Hybrid working) Contract - 12 months | Inside IR35 Rates - Negotiable Are you an experienced Senior Programme Manager or Portfolio Manager with a background in rail infrastructure, rolling stock modification, or digital railway technologies? Our client is seeking a Lead Portfolio Manager (or Senior Programme Manager) to play a pivotal role in delivering the next generation of railway technology across the UK's passenger train fleet programme. Role Overview This Senior Programme Manager / Lead Portfolio Manager opportunity sits within a nationally significant programme supporting the deployment of the European Train Control System (ETCS), helping transform the railway into a safer, more efficient, and more resilient transport network. Working at the forefront of digital railway migration, the successful Lead Portfolio Manager will oversee strategic onboard fitment projects that will shape the future of...

Job title: Mechanical & Electrical Rolling Stock Technicians Job Type: 12-Month Fixed Term Contract Location: London (W10) / Eastleigh (SO50) Pay: Competitive IR35: Inside Working Hours: Monday to Thursday, 7am-5pm (40 hours per week), regular Friday overtime available paid at overtime rate Are you a skilled Mechanical or Electrical Technician looking to join a high-profile engineering programme? We're seeking experienced Modification Technicians to carry out maintenance, repair, fault-finding and vehicle modification activities on modern passenger rolling stock as part of a major fleet upgrade project. The Role * Planned modifications and upgrades * Maintenance, servicing and defect rectification * Testing, commissioning and fault diagnosis * Reading engineering drawings and schematics * Recording work through maintenance management systems * Supporting continuous improvement and operational excellence Locations * Mechanical Technicians: North Pole Depot, London (W10) *...

Central London 2-Week Rail Possession 12-Hour Day Shifts £500 Inside IR35 We are urgently seeking an experienced Setting Out Engineer for an immediate start on a 2-week rail possession delivering platform upgrade works at a major Central London station. You will be carrying out setting out and surveying activities on station and platform upgrade schemes, including setting out for platform edges, copings. Key Requirements PTS Essential Previous experience as a Setting Out Engineer, Site Engineer or Senior Engineer Experience working on rail possessions Station, platform upgrade or rail civils background Competent using Leica, Trimble or similar survey equipment CSCS Card Responsibilities Setting out for platform upgrade and associated civils works Engineering surveys and site checks Ensuring works are delivered in accordance with design drawings Producing accurate QA documentation and as-built records Supporting site teams throughout the possession The...

Senior Systems Engineer £67.47 per hour (Inside IR35) 12 months 3-4 days a week on site - New Malden KT3 Role Description The SMCS (Submarine command system) Senior Systems Engineer will be a key part of the Systems Team, tasked with developing the SMCS programmes. They will ensure the behaviour of the system is defined via requirements, assist with the design of functionality and support verification of the product. The 'Systems' team's work encompasses system design, requirements & acceptance management, hardware design & maintenance and other general systems engineering considerations such as Security, Safety, Human Factors, Performance, Availability & Reliability. Core Duties Maintain the Requirements database with associated contractual and acceptance details. Take a lead role in the testing and acceptance process for both hardware & software releases. Lead activities to support the Systems team with: Elaboration and agreement of system requirements...

Senior Engineer | Heathrow Airport | Contract Opportunity 📍 Heathrow Airport, London 📅 45-Week Contract + Extension Potential 💰 Negotiable Day Rate ✅ Inside IR35 or Outside IR35 🚗 Must be able to commute to Heathrow Airport within approximately one hour We're recruiting for an experienced Senior Engineer to join a major infrastructure programme at Heathrow Airport, leading the delivery of critical civil, structural and enabling works within a live operational environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer who can manage complex work packages, lead site teams, and drive programme delivery while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality and compliance. Key Responsibilities Lead the safe and compliant delivery of allocated work packages. Manage short-term programming and sequencing of works in line with the overall project programme. Coordinate day and night shift activities to ensure efficient project delivery. Monitor budgets, identify...

Job Title: Senior Storage Migration Engineer Location: Fully Remote (UK based) Rate: £765 per day, inside IR35 (dependent on experience) Duration: 3 months Tec Partners are working with a world-leading technology client who are currently looking for an experienced Senior Storage Migration Engineer, to work on assignment with a financial services customer. As a Senior Storage Migration Engineer, you will be working alongside the customer team on a NetApp ONTAP to Pure Storage FlashBlade migration and cutover project (NAS data), providing specific expertise in FlashBlade provisioning and DobiMigrate operation. Requirements: * Prior NetApp to FlashBlade migration and cutover project experience * Strong Pure Storage FlashBlade experience * Strong DobiMigrate experience * Working knowledge of NetApp ONTAP, Identity/permissions (AD, LDAP, Kerberos), networking/DNS – ability to ask the right questions and validate customer input, without expertise/execution required * Cutover...

Principal Mechanical Engineer Hybrid with occasional visits to the office Location - Manchester OR London OR Newcastle OR Glasgow Contract role - 6 months rolling Inside IR35 - £58 / hour Umbrella A Principal Mechanical Engineer is required to join a design consultancy on a 6-month rolling contract. The role is hybrid and predominantly home based, but you must be willing to occasionally travel to either Manchester, London, Newcastle or Glasgow (dependent on your location). This role will be working in the Energy Transition industry working on low-carbon projects from early-stage development through construction, operation and eventual decommissioning, currently focusing on power plant projects. Responsibilities Developing cost-effective, practical mechanical engineering solutions to complex problems Producing calculations, equipment specifications and datasheets for turbines, compressors, pumps, pressure vessels and heat exchangers Collaborating with process engineers on...

Role: Project Engineer (Civil or Mechanical Engineering Bias) Location: South east London Rate: Up to£475 p/d (inside IR35/Umbrella PAYE) Duration: 12 months+/Ongoing Industry: Water/Wastewater Are you ready to take the next step in your engineering career and play a key role in delivering complex, high-value infrastructure projects? We are seeking driven and capable Project Engineer's to support the successful delivery of a major Multi discipline projects for a leading partner to Thames Water. As a Project Engineer, you will be involved throughout the full project lifecycle, from initial planning and design coordination through to construction, commissioning and handover. Working closely with Project Managers, site teams, subcontractors and clients, you will help ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards. This role offers a varied mix of technical, commercial and operational responsibilities, providing excellent...